Balling-machine



(No Model.)

E. E. BIEDERMAN.

BALLI'NG MACHINE.

No. 425,092. Patented Apr. 8,1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN E. BIEDERMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BALLlNG-MAcHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,092, dated April 8, 1890.

Application filed November 11, 1889. Serial No. 329,939. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. BIEDEEMAN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Balliug-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to that part of a balling-machine, or, in other words, a machine for Winding cord or twine into the form of balls, whereby the ball is rotated, and it relates more particularly to means for automatically effecting the winding of the balls, so that they will all be of substantially the same size and diameter.

I will describe in detail apparatus embodymg my improvement and then point out the novel features in claims.

I have only deemed it necessary to illustrate such parts of a balling-machine as are essential to an understanding of my improvement,l as the same is applicable to Various kinds of balling machines, and the other mechanism of such machines does not broadly constitute part of my invention.

United States Patent No. 262,412, dated August 8, 1882, shows the essential features of a hailing-machine of the class to Which'my invention relates.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of mechanism embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same looking in the direction of the arrow X, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of a certain trip which I employ. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a cert-ain cam employed, also showing its connections.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates a portion of the frame of a balling-machine. To this frame are secured arms a. To these arms are pivotally connected swinging arms B B which arms are secured near their other end to the sides of a box C, all as is usual.

D designates a spindle which extends near one end into the box O. The spindle derives rotary motion from mechanism wi thin the box C, driven from the balling-machine in the usual or any suitable manner.

E designates a shaft extending through one side of the box C and deriving motion from the mechanism within the boX. Upon this shaft E is loosely mounted a cam F. The cam F is provided with a hub h, constituting one member of an ordinary rag-clutch. The other member of the clutch consists of a collar c, rigidly mounted on the shaft E. By means of a hand-nut CZ, engaging the screw-threaded outer end of the shaft E, the cam F may be forced inwardly and the two members. of the clutch caused to engage. Rotary motion will then be imparted to the cam.

Extending from the frame A is an arm e, which arm bears at its outer end a piu or projection f. The cam F is maintained constantly in contact with the pin or projection f by the tendency of the box O and the parts mounted thereon to swing downward upon the arms B B into a vertical plane.

The cord or twine is wound upon the spindle D during the rotation of the latter by a ier in the usual manner. At the commencement of the operation of winding that portion of the cam marked g is in contact with the pin or projection f. The cam rotates in the direction of the arrow. Its configuration is such that it causes the spindle D and the ball of cord or twine being wound thereon to eX- tend angularly into different planes relative to a vertical plane, so that the windings will overlap each other at different angles, thus tightening them and making them more compact. Vhen the cam has rotated sufficiently to bring the portion h thereof into Contact with the pin or projection f at about the point marked 1l, the winding of that portion of the ball termed the finishing will commence. The arc of the portion 71 of the cam is concentric with the axis of rot-ation of the cam, so that during the winding of the iinishing the ball will be maintained in the same position. The cam during the winding of the finishing, however, is not operated by the mechanism Within the box C, but by means about to be described. When the winding of the finishing is to commence, the hand-nut d is rotated, so as to release the cam F. By means of a coil-springj the members of the clutch will be separated. No motion will then be transmitted from the shaft E to the cam. It will be observed that the can-1 near the point marked Z is provided with a slot n. Through this slot extends the pin Z', which pin is provided with a collar Z2. A nut Z, engaging the screw-threaded end of the pin upon the opposite side of the cani to that upon which is the collar Z, may be tightened to clamp the pin in any position into which it may be adjusted in the slot n.

Upon the pin Z', beyond the collar Z2, the same is provided with a shank portion, and beyond the shank portion with a head Z4, so that there is formed substantially a groove between the head ZVl and the collar Z2.

J J constitute a lever. Near one end of thc portion J of the lever there is pivotally hung an arm J2. This arm is provided at its lower extremity witha notch The portion J is provided with a fulcrum-piece J3, which fulcrum-piece is secured to the arm Bin this instance. The portion Jl of the lever is pivoted to the portion J, so that it may be swung l'ound into a position substantially at right angles to the portion J, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4t. It may also be swung into a position in line with the portion J, in which position it may be locked by means of a swinging piece J, pivoted to the portion J of the lever by a pin Z6, which pin also serves to pivot the fnlerum-piece J 3 to the lever. The under side of the swinging piece J4 is provided with a longitudinally-extending groove Z7, which groove, when the portion J of the lever is swung into line with the portion J, will receive parts of the portions J J when the swinging piece is swung downward. The lateral movement of the portion J is thus prevented.

At the commencement of the winding of the finishing the arm J 2 is swung into such position that the notch Z5 therein will extend into the groove between the collar Z2 and head Z4 upon the pin Z. The swinging piece J4 is operated to lock the portions J J of the lever, as described, and the portion J ot the lever is allowed to drop down upon the ball. As the diameter of the ball increases, the portion J of the lever is lifted, thus rocking the lever upon its fulerum and forcing downward the arm J2. This causes the cani to rotate and the portion 71. thereof to pass along the pin or projection f. Then by the rotation of the cam the portion Zt passes the point Z, the cam, the box, and the arms B B will be swung inward by gravity toward the frame A, the pin or projection f passing into a notch o in the cam. The winding of the iinishing upon the ball will then have been completed and the covering will be commenced, the ball being in a substantially vertical position. By

. adj listing the pin Z into different positions in the slot the range of movement which will be imparted to the cam F by the arm J 2 may be varied and the length ot' time necessary for the portion Zzy of the ca'm to pass the point Z increased or decreased. This will of course vary the length of time wherein the lever will be in contact with the ball, thus providing for the winding of balls of different diameters.

\Vhcn the covering is to be commenced, the swinging piece J 4 is rocked upwardly, releasing the portion J' of the lever, and the latter is swung around out of contact with the ball. The attendant now merely watches the ball until a complete outer layer or covering has been wound thereon and then stops the machine. Thus it will be seen that by my machine balls of substantially uniform weight and size are automatically wound.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a twinc-balling machine, the combination, with a swinging rotary spindle, of a cam adapted during its rotation to cause said spindle to assume diitcrent positions relatively to a vertical plane, a pin or projection against which said cam bears, and a lever adapted to rest upon the ball of twine heilig wound and provided with an arm adapted to be engaged with said cam, said lever being rocked by the ball as the latter increases in diameter to cause said arm to rotate the cam, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a twine-balling machine, the combination, with a swinging rotary spindle, of a cam adapted during its rotation to cause said spindle to assume different positions rcla tively to a vertical plane, a pin on said cam, a pin or projection against which said cam bears, and a lever adapted to rest upon the ball of twine being wound and provided with an arm adapted to be detachably engaged with the pin on the cam, said lever being rocked by the ball as the latter increases in diameter to cause said arm to rotate the cam, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a twine-balling machine, the combination, with a swinging rotary spindle, of a cam adapted during its rotation to cause said spindle to assume diiterent positions relatively to a vertical plane, an adjustable pin on said cam, a pin or project-ion against which said cani bears, and a lever adapted to rest upon the ball of twine being wound and provided with an arm adapted to be detachably engaged with the pin on the cam, said lever being rocked by the ball as the latter increases in diameter to cause said arm to rotate the cam, substantially as and for the purpose specified. l

4. In a twine-balling machine, the combination, with a swinging rotary spindle, oi. a cam adapted during its rotation to cause said spindle to assume different positions relatively to a vertical plane, a pin or projection IOO against which said cam bears, a lever conlthe latter increases in diameter to cause said prising sections one of which may be swung arm to rotate the cam, substantially as and into approximate line with the other section for the purpose specified. or around out of line therewith, a lock for EDWIN E. BIEDERMAN.

' securing said sections in line, and an arm on vVitnesses:

said lever adapted to be engaged with the FREDK. HAYNEs,

cam, said lever being rocked by the ball as GEO. BARRY. 

